For those who like to see what you tax dollars are buying you these days, here is one high-flying fat boy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10617075 This is the "approved" story of Boeing's version of the hydrogen powered spy plane. There could be others new UAVs out there as well, with "hydrogen power" in an advanced form being the common denominator. In the initial configuration, H2 is burned by converted 4 cylinder Ford automotive-style piston engines - each of about 100 kW capacity. The fact that the engines are not mounted, in the image, is one clue that other types of power sources were designed to be attached. In fact many engineers at Ford have been told that this is not going to be the engine used in production. And . on an ostensibly unrelated note: Here is part of the underwhelming interview with Rossi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjtQZKqEytM The two stories may be completely unconnected, and in any event, it is true that the more Rossi speaks, the less believable he appears. Plus, there are a fair number of stories coming out from the US aerospace industry, third and fourth hand, that the "hydrogen powered" spy plane can be fitted with an advanced kind of motor that keeps it aloft far longer than the combustion configuration. Although this industry is secretive, you might remember that long before the Stealth fighter was announced, a plastic model airplane was being sold to hobbyists which was almost identical in design and proportion to the real thing. Good guess? This has led a few observers to put two and two together - and to suggest that a top secret propulsion device, which consumes hydrogen in a unique way, can substitute for the ICEs on this particular plane. And possibly that the device in question could be related to Rossi's. Far as I know, there is no real evidence for this coincidence. The fact that a few high level skeptics, and Bob Park may or may not be one of them, have been silent on Rossi . well, that could be completely unrelated, or it could indicate that word has slowly leaked out at high level and is trickling down, that that a new source of energy is about to be released - first to the military and then for other uses. A word to the wise is sufficient? Even if that part were to be halfway accurate, it does not connect the new energy source with Rossi, specifically, or does it? Jones
